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D. LEVIN CONTAINER May 16, 1933.

Filed May 27, 1932 f/ fl/ Patented May 16, 1933 UNITED" STATES PATENT OFFICE DAVID LEV'IN, OF PELADELH IA, ENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE FEBGUSSON i srLvANrA Application med ra 27,

My invention relates to certain improvements in containers' for dry powdered material. Usually these containers are either 'ade of stifi' metal or heavy paper;

One' object of my inventon is to make' a 'ontainer which will reemble the; ordinary lexible tube, 'but which will be non-compressible. This allows the contents of the tube to be readily Shaken and will not be compacted within the tube by pressure.

A further object of the invention is to utilize a tube of the flexible type which can be made-very cheaply and to provide the tube with a non-compressble lining.

A still further object of the invention is to so make the lining that the tube can be finished at the end opposite the opening in the ordinary manner, and the lining will resist the 'ordinary pressure throughout its entire length.

In the accompanying drawingz' Fig. 1 is a perspective View of my improved container for powdered material; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View on the line 2-2, Fig. 3;

Fg. 3 isa section on the line 3-3, Fig. 2;

Fig; 4 is a transverse sectional View on the line 4-.-4, Fig. 2;

Fi 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line 5-5, Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective View of the non-compressible'lining.

Referringto the drawing, 1 is a tubemade of tin or other flexible metal similar to the tubes of the flexible type. This tube has a shoulder 2 "at the upper end, terminatin in a threaded neck 3, on which is screwe in the present instance a cap 4 of 'any suitable design. Tubes of this ty e are'filled from the bottom and are closed y flattening the portions la of the tube so as to bringthe twoedges together on a straight line, after the bottom. B

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filled from the bottom. The linng s spht at each side as at 6 from'the point where the tube is of full diameter to forming the lining in this manner it rigid y supports the tube throughout its entire length, and allows the tube to be closed in the usual manner. Powdered material cannot be compressed within a tube, otherwise it will pack and become useless, but by making the tube rigid throughout its entire length the powdered material remains after bein loose at all times and can be freelyldisi charged from the conparatively large opening in the end which s closed by the cap 4 when not in use.

The tube is preferably made in a. comparatively large size so as to cointain a qua'ntity of powdered material but' it can be made of any size desirable.

The lining I prefer to use is made'of stifl paper but it will be understood that in some instances the lining can be made of a rigid metallic or other material without departing from the essential features of the invention.

I claim: p

1. A tube for powdered material made of thin compressible material with a non-compressble lining, saidlining being split at the end oppositet-he openin of the tube so that it can be flattened wit the flattening of the outer co'mpr'essible tube after the tube has been filled from the lower end.

2. In a container madeof compressible i material, a lining of non-compressble material, at least one end of said lining being` split and flattened with the flattening of the outer compressible material.

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which the edges are coiledas shown at 7,

Fig. 2, one end over each other to form a closure. i

Within the tube is a non-compressible lining. 5 which preferabl snugly fits the tube l and extends from' t e shoulder 2 to the lower end of the tube, in order that the tube 0 may be closed in the manner described above 

